News and Events

• On February 27, 2009, Laureen and Barbara will be delivering a presentation at New York University 's Wagner School for students and faculty entitled: "From Vision to Reality: The MAIA Foundation and Reducing Maternal Mortality in sub-Saharan Africa". To read more click here.
  
  
  
  
• MAIA was proud to be one of three sponsors of the screening of "A Walk to Beautiful" at the RAISE (Reproductive Emergencies and Access to OB Care) conference in Uganda in June, 2008. The MAIA Foundation was featured in the "A Walk to Beautiful Take Action Guide", developed by The Fledgling Foundation. The guide will be an roadmap for organizations that wish to address the issues of fistula treatment and prevention that are featured in this award winning documentary. To open the document click here (High resolution PDF - 80Mb).
  
  
  
  
• MAIA held its first successful fundraising event in New York City in September. The event featured remarks by Karen Schmidt, MPH form Columbia University's ACCESS program in Rwanda, a MAIA grantee. The MAIA Foundation is now featured on Columbia University's ACCESS program website as a funder of their important work in supporting obstetrical delivery infrastructure in Rwanda. To go to the ACCESS website click here.
  
  
  
  
• Cathy Watson and Straight Talk Uganda, one of MAIA's grantees, published an article about their work in Gulu,Uganda entitled, "Pre-emptive ARVs Can Prevent HIV Infection" published in New Vision, a local Uganda newspaper. To read the article click here.
  
  
  
  
• Barbara was recently interviewed by The Glass Hammer, an award-winning online pulication for women in law, finance and big business, about The MAIA Foundation and its acheivements to date. The read the interview click here.
  
  

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